AMMAN –
The Syrian army has on Saturday a small airbase to the east of the city of Aleppo captured from Islamic State (IS). The army was supported by Russia, that heavy bombing out.
The airport, which IS in the hands had since 2014, was one of their few strongholds in this region. The last time the organization there many losses of domain ago.
Also the IS-stronghold of Raqqa is becoming ever more closely. The city in the north of Syria is almost completely surrounded by Kurdish militias of the Syrian Democratic Forces, by the united states to be supported.